IBA Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund

$51,794
of $500,000 goal

Dear friends and supportersIt is now nearly a year since the devastating earthquakes on 25 April and 12 May last year. Work is slowly beginning on the rebuilding and repairs, however unfortunately with the blockade on the Nepal-India border it has been hard to get the materials needed so rebuilding and repairs have been much slower than hoped. An estimated costs of repairs to IBA is below: US$ amounts are based on an average exchange rate of US$1 = NRs100. One lakh = 100,000 Rupees1. Estimated costs are:1. Main shrine room ceiling (work started) (18 lakh) US$18,000 (work on the Shrine Room has now been completed). 2. Boundary wall (work started) (8 lakh) US$8,000 (work on the boundary wall has now been completed as a matter of urgency as it was a public access lane)

Allowing for miscellaneous unforeseen repairs, as well as for underestimating the actual costs, the final total may be around US$400,000. IBA depends on the generous donations of our friends and supporters and we ask if you could kindly email: ibanepal888@gmail.com with any enquiries on the repair and reconstruction of IBA.

We are extremely grateful to the generosity of everyone making donations - we have a long way to go in raising funds for the rebuilding and repairs but every dollar helps. Without your ongoing generosity we would be unable to carry out these works. Please continue to make any donations, large or small, as it will probably take years to complete all the works. Thank you.

The ceiling of the magnificent Shrine Room used for prayers and teachings on the top floor of the Dining and Classroom building was badly damaged in the quakes and is now being rebuilt. We thank you for your donations which are helping meet the costs of the extensive work being done at IBA.

Work is moving very slowly to repair and rebuild IBA. On current estimates it will cost nearly half a million US dollars to rebuild and repair earthquake damage to the buildings. Any donation amounts are deeply appreciated as we have a long way to go to raise sufficient funds. We thank you for all the donations so far and can now report that work on rebuilding the main gate and the ceiling of the shrine room is progressing. Thank you.

The dormitory accommodation building has been badly cracked around the base and appears to have been moved off the foundations.
The solar water system and water tanks on the roof of the dormitory building fell down.
Damage to the library and office building has increased with the aftershocks.
The back wall of the library building fell out in the Tues 12 May M7.3 quake.
Damage to the archway gate increases with each quake.
The damage is ongoing with new cracks appearing and widening with aftershocks and quakes. The Tinchuli area near Boudha has been badly hit with most buildings cracked or badly damaged.

We will continue to inform you of how things progress at IBA and thank you for your ongoing support.

Seven Year Complete Path at IBA: this is Christen Villamor's second deposit to hold her room and place in the second year of the program. We previously send $100 USD for the first deposit, and this is the second one.